2. Once upon a time…
Only military personnel used computers
People played music on record players
The only entertainment was watching
hurricanes out the window
There were no digital cameras
These were the dark ages, of which there is no
digital documentation
I cried every day
3. When I was one, my parents
decided to move to Florida…
8. The paradise my parents envisioned
was not so much of a paradise…
Metal buckle that will burn your
child’s legs when it is over 90
Pool where your small
degrees outside = every day.
child might fall and drown.
Common sight in the
yard, just get the shovel.
10. During my impressionable years…
She took me to day care
Taught me that hair grows back after it is cut
(does not work with dolls)
Taught me how to swim and ride a bike
Read me lots of books
The zoo
Safety Village
12. During my impressionable years…
He took me to Busch Gardens
Taught me how to bait a hook
Let me help him clean his boat
Built a playhouse for me
Let me watch golf with him on TV
Listened to the news with me
18. North Carolina
Culture shock – who are these people?
No ice cream store shaped like a vanilla ice
cream cone
Closest amusement park was 3 hours away
No friends
Makings for the worst childhood ever
Absolutely miserable
19. Six years later…
I made a friend!
We were pretty much inseparable for the next
13 years.
20. Rewind!
My family decided to adopt about 1,000
children from Russia.
